Seed-planter.



vcup that the peanuts-are automatically planted i; of less than that n the seen-ensures.

Application filed November 6, 1908.

Te -all whom it may concern:

Specification of Letters Patent.

Be it known that l, Sieiin lieliscns,

DYKES, o. citizen of the Un ted States, residing at Hawkinsville, in the county of Pulaski and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in S6tl-Plll-l1tOIS; and I do hereby declare the following to be :1- t'ull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will on able others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The chief object of this invention to i provide 'l'or planting peanuts in the shell by means ol as seed dropper oi the type doscribed and shown in the patents granted to Geo. R. Dylzes and numbered 604,738 and 616,298.

Heretofore it has been customary to shell the peanuts before they are planted, no set-- isfeetory means for mechanically dropping; them in the shell having been devised. The prelimii'iery o veretion oi shelling involves a great waste 01. time and labor and some personal discomfort when a larger area. to be planted as is often the ease with this important crop. To avoid such loss and ineonvenience and expedite the work of planting applicant makes the seed cups of an oblong shape having a rim of elliptical form, each cup being suited in size and shape to eonveniently dip up and carry one peanut at a time, the latter lying at length in said cup and being dropped into the seed tube as said reaches the proper point therefor, so

singly zit due intervals. These eups are made detachable from the rods carryin them. in order diet th small cups heretofore chiefly used in these machines, or cups of any other rznown and convenient form may be substituted or them :is needed, thus fitting the machine for dropping any other kind. of seed, b aside its main use and purpose above deseribed.

Another improvement included in this invention is a ren'iovsbl' s iile having; an openpornianei rly made pout and working over the in the wall Ci the some in order that the rups .iuay luive a ass through larger or smaller opening to according lo the ol' the cup which is chosen and general rolivelliome.

In the uceoiupariying.drawii' Figure i represents a side elevation of a seed dropper embodying my invention pa lybroken awe'yyl i 2, on enlarged deta. eetion on Patented Feb. 16, 1909.

Serial No. 261,351.

line 2-2 of Fig. 1 ot a portion ol the seed spout, showing one of t e oblong peanutholding seed-cups passing through the opening in said spout, the slide being shown as drawn out of the way. Fig. 3, a similar view with the slide in place and cups for other seed passing through the opening in said plate; Fig. 4, a detail plan view of one of the oblong cups employed for holding a single l and Fig. 6, e detail perspective l sn'iallor and deeper cuo peanut; Fig. 5, a central section of the same; view of one of the small cups adapted to be substituted l'or said oblong cups as above explained.

l designates the frame of the seed dropper mounted on wheel a and provided with a plow point b for covering the seed. B designates the seed boX mounted on said frame and having at its l'orward end a seed spout C extending down below it. Said spout has also an inner wall t) extending up within the seed box and constituting a partition between the said spout end the interior of the body of the seed box. This inner wall or partition has a vertieztl slot 1) formed in it For the passage of the seed cup arms hereinal'ter described. The upper part of said wall is also covered over inwardly at D to a point above the seed cup shaft and the slot l) is extended through seid curved part to its upper or inner edge. The lower end of said slot connects with an opening E for the passage of the seed cups successively out of the spout C. This opening should it the cups pretty closely to revent seed escaping through the same st toe side of the cup. I therefore provide a removable slide F coverin said opening and gnovided with a. smaller opening G for use with smaller cups.

The main purpose of my invention is to plant peanuts in the shell one at a time and I use or that purpose cups ll. of oblong form haviiw an elliptical ri in, cool: cop being adept- (Al to mild a single peanut lying at length therein. But for planting some otl'ierseeds a l. ol' circular rim is preferable and these atter eujs will pass through a smaller opening sucn as G, the wall of which will prevent the leakage of seed and the passage oi foreign matter by reason of its continuity to the side oi" the cup. 'lnese (ups ll and l are interchangealile being prel'erably sereu tapped at It and i to turn on the serew-threaded ends oi the seed boxand driven by. an endless chain coni necting sprocket Wheels and ,N, the former wheel being carried by the shaft of transportation wheel a and the Wheel N turning with shaft L.

' -When the small cups I are used the machine will answer all the purposes of the The seed box is provided with a bottom gate P for convemence of emptying and I the combination 0 cleaning.

A designates the furrower which may be of any shape to fulfil its duty of mal' ing a furrow into which the seed may be dro ped. This furrower should be adjustable an 18 so shown in the drawings. The adj ustability is required in order that different kinds of seed ma kinds of seed require to be lanted at one de th and some at another epth.-

hiaving thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

' 1. In a seed dro per for planting peanuts,

Pa seed box, hub and seedspout with a revolving series of cups arranged to dip successively into the said box and discharge through the said spout, each be used for it is well known that some t) cu being oblong in form and to picx up and hold a single peanut in ti heii. said seed cups being so arranged tmat 'i. one is in its highest position its center will be vertically above the center the hub upon which it is mounted as shown.

2. In a seed dropper, the combination a seed box. having an opening for the of seed cups, With a seed spout, a revolving series of removable and interehangeable cupsarranged to dip successively into said box and discharge through the said. spent and removable slide adapted to be moved position over said opening and out 51 position the said slide being; provided smaller 0 ening in order that the me maybe adapted to use with iarger or smaller. cups at will sutstantially as set forth.

3. In a seed dropper, a seed iJOX, a hub rotating therein, series oi detachable seed cups, arms carried by said hub, interchangeable cups of dili'erent forms and sizes ad apted to be put on and carried by said arms, a. seed spout having a slotted slide for the of sald arms and also an opening for the passage of thecups successively out of the spout after discharging the seed and a slide adapted to be moved into or out of position over said opening and provided with a smaller opening for use with smaller cups sub stantially as set forth. v

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two sulcscriting witnesses.

SARAH FRANCES DYKES.

Witnesses:

JNO. H. CALDWELL L, C. RAGAN. 

